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We were proud to host a visit to our site by NYS Governor Kathy Hochul’s LGBTQ+ Affairs Office team: Director Ron Zacchi, Deputy Director Chanel Lopez, and Daniel Dobies, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera and Edie Windsor LGBTQ+ Fellow. May 2024.
Hashtag Northwell Health Is Hiring!
Check out this video explainer from Peter Meacher, MD, Director for LGBTQ Care for the Western Region, Northwell Health (previously Chief Medical Officer at Callen Lorde). Dr. Meacher is leading practice transformation of key Northwell sites across NYC & Westchester that will become LGBTQ Centers of Excellence. Join this movement to grow our excellent LGBTQ healthcare.
Affirming and Inclusive Communication for LGBTQIA Communities training at 7 Wollman 8th Annual Education Days for the Nursing Department, Lenox Hill Hospital – July 20th & August 10th, 2023
Gender Affirming Care presentation conducted by Dr. Young for the resident internists ground rounds at Lenox Hill Hospital – September 6th, 2023
Trans Weekend Celebration at Cherry Grove, Fire Island – September 15-17, 2023
PRIDE Month 2023
The Friedman Transgender Program participated as part of the Northwell LGBTQIA+ Presentation for the Harlem Pride Health & Wellness Summit- June 9th - 10th , 2023.
PRIDE on the Hill at Lenox Hill Hospital - June 20th, 2023
Tabling at the annual Pride on the Hill, Einhorn Auditorium, Lenox Hill Hospital
The 53rd Annual PRIDE March 2023
On March 29th, 2023 our team presented “Transgender Day of Visibility Celebration” at the Friedman Transgender Program.
June 13: Today Show
Our Program's Director Dr. Minghao Liu appeared on the Today Show, to discuss the importance of LGBTQ affirming healthcare.
June 1: Tamron Hall Show
Our Program's Coordinator Deeangelys Colon joined Northwell staff for a special taping of the Tamron Hall Show's annual Pride episode.
Pride Month 2022
Happy Pride! Click here for a roundup of Friedman Transgender Program happenings, including Lenox Hill Hospital's annual Pride on the Hill event, Harlem Pride, Heritage of Pride's annual Conference, and the NYC Pride March, and more.
April 30: Letter to the New York Times Editor
Our Program's founder Dr. Leonid Poretsky, along with our Program's psychiatrist Dr. Shervin Shadianloo, wrote a Letter to the Editor of the New York Times objecting to how their columnist characterizes people of transgender experience and the doctors who support their wellbeing. The letter was published in print and online.
Our Program's Director, Dr. Minghao Liu, presented at the 2021 Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference on July 23.
Dr. Liu presented the medical literature on the use of progestogens in transfeminine care, which has been a hot topic in the medical community, and hosted an open Q&A discussion during this ProTrack session.
Our team presented "Three Days of Health with the Friedman Transgender Program for Health and Wellness" in partnership with NYC Pride's 2021 Human Rights Conference on June 21, 22 and 23:
Day 1: Adult/pediatric hormone therapy
Moderator: Leonid Poretsky (he, him), MD, Founder, Friedman Transgender Program for Health and Wellness
Panelists:
Minghao Liu (she, her), MD, Endocrinologist and Director, Friedman Transgender Program
Luisa F. Gonzalez Ballesteros (she, her), MD, Pediatric Endocrinologist, Friedman Transgender Program
Deeangelys Colon (she, her), Program Coordinator, Friedman Transgender Program
Day 2: From top to bottom, mental health and surgery
Moderator: Leonid Poretsky (he, him) MD, Founder, Friedman Transgender Program
Panelists:
Shervin Shadianloo (he, him), MD, Psychiatrist (child, adolescent, adult), Friedman Transgender Program
James P. Bradley (he, him), MD, Plastic Surgery, Professor and Vice Chairman, Northwell Health Department of Surgery, Friedman Transgender Program
David M. Whitehead (any pronoun), MD, MS, Plastic Surgery, Friedman Transgender Program
Day 3: COVID-19, NYC/CDC guidelines and you: what's next
Host: Leonid Poretsky (he, him), Founder, Friedman Transgender Program for Health and Wellness
Moderator: Peter Meacher (he, him), MD, Chief Medical Officer, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
Panelists:
Juanita Erb (she/her/hers), RN, BSN, MPA, Clinical Research Operations and Nurse Manager at the NYU Langone Vaccine Center
Julian Watkins (he, him, his), MD, Senior Clinical Advisor for COVID-19 Response, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Deeangelys Colon (she, her), Program Coordinator, Friedman Transgender Program
Our Program Coordinator Deeangelys Colon presented at a Pride Month Panel Event on June 30, along with Play Out Apparel, Select Health, Latino Commission on Aids, Oasis Latino L.G.B.T. S Wellness Center, Trans New York, and Pride For Youth to discuss issues facing the trans community, educate, and celebrate.
Our Program Coordinator Deeangelys Colon was featured in a Northwell Health profile celebrating World Pride in June 2019.
Always ahead of her time, this self-described “bohemian rhapsody child” is helping lead the way on raising the standard of health care for transgender patients and the entire LQBTQIA+ community. As a founding staff member of our Program, she works with patients to get them the compassionate, comprehensive care they deserve.
Dr. Leonid Poretsky and Dr. James P. Bradley convene the first virtual Friedman Transgender Care Conference, with Lenox Hill Hospital Northwell Health, on October 30, 2020.
Designed primarily for health care professionals, it is open to the general public. Click here for agenda and virtual access.
Dr. James P. Bradley and his team were the first to show that public perception in the form of crowd sourcing verified that less mis-gendering occurs following facial feminization surgery: “Facial Feminization Surgery Changes Perception of Patient Gender,” Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 40(7) · November 2019.
Drs. Minghao Liu and David Whitehead presented at the 2019 New York Coming Out International Transgender Conference.
Lenox Hill Hospital’s Division of Endocrinology – led by Dr. Leonid Poretsky, Chief of Endocrinology - was ranked #9 nationally for Diabetes & Endocrinology in US News and World Report, July 30, 2019.
Dr. James P. Bradley and his team were the first to show that artificial intelligence gender identification demonstrated the success of facial feminization surgery: “Facial Recognition Neural Networks Confirm Success of Facial Feminization Surgery,” Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 145(1):1, October 2019.
The Friedman Transgender Program, Dr. Natalie Cusano, PI, was awarded a grant for “Transgender Health Aging Study and Registry,” New York State Department of Health Empire Clinical Research Program (ECRIP). Mentor (Lenox Hill Hospital).
Dr. James P. Bradley and his team were the first to show that using virtual surgical planning for facial feminization surgery allows for more efficient, more accurate, and safer care: “Osseous Transformation with Facial Feminization Surgery: Improved Anatomical Accuracy with Virtual Planning,” Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 144(5):1, August 2019.
Dr. Leonid Poretsky was Panel Leader/Moderator, “Transgender and Society,” The United Nations, New York, NY, June 28, 2019. With Deeangelys Colón, BA; Rabbi Jo Hirschmann, BCC, ACPE; Noah Lewis, Esq.; Kelly McBride Folkers, MA; Peter Meacher, MD, AAHIVS, FAAFP; Shervin Shadianloo, MD; Nicole Sweeney, MS, RN, AGACNP-BC; David Whitehead, MD; Constantine Venetopoulos, Film Director, “Draw With Me.”
NYC Pride Guide 2019: Back cover of the official guide to celebrating World Pride and the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall featured the Friedman Transgender Program.
LGBTQ Center, Transgender Care Expert Panel Event, 2019. Leonid Poretsky moderator, featuring interdisciplinary panel of book collaborators: Deeangelys Colón, BA; Luisa F. Gonzalez-Ballesteros, MD; Rabbi Jo Hirschmann, BCC, ACPE; Noah Lewis, Esq.; Kelly McBride Folkers, MA; Peter Meacher, MD, AAHIVS, FAAFP; Shervin Shadianloo, MD; Nicole Sweeney, MS, RN, AGACNP-BC; David Whitehead, MD.
Dr. Shervin Shadianloo co-authored “Mental Health Issues in Caring for the Transgender Population” chapter in Transgender Medicine: Interdisciplinary Approach. Springer, New York, 2019.
Dr. Ladan Ahmadi co-authored “HIV Infection in Transgender Persons” chapter in Transgender Medicine: Interdisciplinary Approach. Springer, New York, 2019.
Dr. Leonid Poretsky co-authored “Endocrine Care of Transgender Adults,” chapter in Transgender Medicine: Interdisciplinary Approach. Springer, New York, 2019.
Deeangelys Colón co-authored, with Samantha Goldstein and Dr. Leonid Poretsky “Resources for Transgender Individuals: Transgender Organizations and Services” chapter in in Transgender Medicine: Interdisciplinary Approach. Springer, New York, 2019.
Dr. Leonid Poretsky co-edited, with Wylie C. Hembree, one of the first textbooks on comprehensive transgender wellness, Transgender Medicine: Interdisciplinary Approach. Springer, New York, 2019.
NYC Pride Human Rights Conference, L. Poretsky, Panelist, “Health and Society Roundtable,” Topic presented: Transgender Medicine, New York Law School, New York, NY, 2018 and 2019.
Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference 2018, table presenter.
Dr. Leonid Poretsky awarded the 2018 Rosie Award for advancing diversity; Amas Musical Theatre 49th Season Benefit Event.
25th World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Symposium, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2018, table presenter.